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[destined-if]

Heya!! I hope you're well. Is destined still being worked on or did you end up deciding to focus on the other IF you had mentioned thinking about writing ? If you have been working on anything else, is there anything you can tell us about it? (if you're comfortable and it's not too spoilery)

Random question Do any of the Destined characters have a favorite hobby or past-time?

hii! i'm doing well, thank u for asking!!

currently, i'm splitting the work i'm doing... kinda like A days and B days?? i work on destined for a day then @mortala-if the next! so destined is still being worked on, just a slower pace! i wanted to even out my time on each project so it's fair to each one.

(the reason i haven't been posting is simply because i haven't been getting asks LMAO. i understand that i should push out content even if there's no asks, but I've been focusing on the actual demo for destined rather than the tumblr)

if you want to learn about it, you can go to my tumblr for it! @mortala-if has been floating in my head for a bit, longer than destined and much longer than when i posted the drabble! i just started putting it out there since i fully grasped the plotline and the character arcs i wanted to include!

and onto the question!!

Ian/Ivy: Surprisingly, they used to be really into journaling, but it faded away shortly after MC joined. They find it embarrassing now, but they still want to-- they just don't have that kind of time for a hobby anymore. They birdwatch sometimes, though. Isla: She likes baking and sewing, mostly sewing. She finds something calming about it, and the fact her grandma taught her adds to that. She likes when she's sewing and someone has a conversation with her. She tries to find time for it, but it's kinda futile.

Elias: He likes reading as well. I can see his favorite genre being murder mystery or horror books that he reads with a deadpan. Another hobby I see him having is cooking. Melody: It obviously used to be dancing, but that kinda faded into a career. They collect lots of things, mainly shells- seashells, snail shells, things of that nature.

Casper: He likes playing the harp, but like the other characters, he doesn't have a lot of time to practice. When he does, he plays in front of his siblings.

thank you for the ask!

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 100 FOLLOWERS! This drabble is somewhat canon because it can be altered depending on the MC's personality. 438 words.

You stride through the streets of The Cinders, your head lowered and your eyes glued to the dirt staining your shoes. The sun crawls in from atop the mass of crumbled buildings, splashing light over the streets. You stick your hands into your pockets, idly tracing over the hem connecting fabric to your jacket as your mind wanders.

"Excuse me?"

You startle, your chin snapping upward. Of course, you've been interacted with in public, but never on the road by people you don't know. And you've never wanted to be; most strangers aren't kind- you mainly want to disappear when walking from place to place. But, looking at this stranger, it feels weirdly different. You feel somewhat safe- as safe as you can feel being approached on the street, anyway.

The person who captured your attention has black hair that falls to their shoulders in wind-blown waves with eyes a glittering amber. They smile at you, close-lipped, causing their eyes to crease a little around the corners. Freckles are sprinkled along the bridge of their nose, gliding across and to their golden cheeks.

"Do you know where the..." they pause, looking down at an organized stack of papers held together by a shiny paperclip, "The… Bear Cave is?" They tilt their head at you, crinkling their eyes even more. It makes your stomach twist, and suddenly, you feel like your legs are made of jelly.

Why are you so nervous around this person? You don't even know them.

"Uh… yeah," you stop for a moment, the following words thick on your tongue, and they blink at you, ever so patient. It's weird. They're weird. That must be why you're acting like this. "Go straight 'til you see a busted-up lamppost, then go right… and go straight again until you see it. It's huge, you can't miss it." You glance in the direction of the restaurant.

They nod at you, following your line of sight, "Thank you! I've asked… like three other people," they expel a half-amused and half-exasperated laugh, a grin plastered onto their delicate features.

You stare for a moment, then splutter as they're about to go, "Wait-- uh," you start, "What's your name?"

They squint at you, "Who's askin'?" They lean closer, moving the papers they hold closer to their chest. Your lips part, and you feel your eyebrows shoot up, the shock and panic seeping into your mind quickly. They let out an airy laugh, shaking their head with closed eyes and a hand clasped over their mouth. "I'm just playing." They reassure, softening their voice. "I'm Vivian."

"Hi, Vivian."

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Mortala, the word, derives from the Latin adjective "Mortalis." meaning "subject to death." Comparable to the English word "Mortal." meaning the same. —

You live in a rotting world. And that's not a metaphor.

You've known that since you can remember. It's a fact that's been drilled into your mind on repeat.

A rotting world that you must not explore. Stay where you are, stay where you're familiar with, stay where you're comfortable— In The Cinders with your older brother.

The Cinders might not look pretty, but it's not horrible. Steer clear of most streets, keep your head down, don't poke around in other people's business, and you'll be fine. You've learned to navigate pretty well, not to toot your own horn.

Plus, you've got a job, and so does your brother. Not good ones, but ones that can, with a joint salary, keep a crumbling roof over your heads. —

Another thing that's been forced into your mind since you were spoon-fed is to never, ever disobey Belamour.

Belamour is a peaceful organization that was made to keep you safe. To do this, they have strict laws in place, and officers crawl over the cities to make sure you follow them. They are not a government, and they make it very known that they are not.

If you fail to obey, you'll get sent to your city's rehabilitation center! Isn't that nice? Or, on the worse side, you can end up in the Belamour Rehabilitation Center all the way in The Frost.

You and your brother made an agreement when you were very little that you would stick together, and neither of you would break any of the rules for fear of being sent to a rehabilitation center.

. . . An agreement your brother broke.

Now you have to find out how to get him the fuck out of there.

Mortala is a 16+ game due to explicit language, violence, death, anxiety, mention of past emotional abuse (not of MC), messy relationships, and more. A detailed trigger warning list will be listed before every chapter.

Customize the flawed main character, ranging from their gender to their style. (Semi-set personality. Set last name and age.)

Make risky choices that might result in you dying or being injured.

Build relationships between characters, romanceable and not.

Finally wipe The Cinders' ashes off you and explore more than just the burnt city you grew up in.

Go against everything you were taught growing up.

Lie to save your (and your brother's) skin.

These characters are not all romanceable, and you will not meet most of these characters until Chapter Two. Also, it's important to note that not all these characters have plot armor. This does not include sub-romances or all the characters you'll interact with.

FINNLEY ROSE. ✩ ---- Finnley has raised you since you were 5, making him 11 when you started to rely on him. You never really understood the gravity of that until you were in your late teenage years, and that's when you really started to appreciate him. You regret things you've said to him, how you've hurt him— and lately, with his absence, that's all you can think about. ---- His skin is a shade lighter than yours, the same textured hair as yours, and he has brown hooded eyes outlined with eyelashes that make you jealous. He stands at 6 feet, 2 inches. (187.96cm)

HIRO LA'EI. ✩ ---- Hiro has been your best friend since you were in diapers. You know everything about him, and he knows everything about you. You genuinely think he might be one of the sweetest people alive, despite what others might assume, and he jumps at the chance to help you with anything. . . ---- He has tan skin, wavy dark brown hair, and pretty doe-like brown eyes. He stands at 5 feet, 10 inches. (177.8cm) ! Option to have a crush on him— it goes nowhere, though.

MEDUSA CALIXTE. ♡ ---- Medusa. What can you say about Medusa? To put it plainly, she's your best friend's ex-girlfriend. She broke up with him and gave no reason. At the time of their relationship, you thought she was. . . interesting, for lack of a better word, and when she left your best friend, it took a huge toll on him, and from the looks of it, it barely affected her. ---- She has russet brown skin, coiled light brown hair, often shoulder-length and worn in dreads, and upturned hazel eyes. She stands at 5 feet, 2 inches. (157.48cm)

MONROE HALILI. ♡ ---- Your brother's best friend. They're concerned, and not just about their best friend. They're observant, annoyingly so, and can tell how bad his leave has affected you. Obviously, due to their status, they've taken it upon themselves to check on you- wanted or not. ---- They have deep tawny skin, curly black hair with white underneath, and dark brown monolid eyes framed with long, naturally curled eyelashes. He stands at 6 feet tall. (182.88cm) ! Option to have a childhood crush on them. (Three-year age gap.)

LIVIA ALARIE. ✩ ---- Monroe's daughter. From what you heard from your brother, she's incredibly timid- Oh, and she's smiled at him. (He wouldn't shut up about it for a week.) You've never seen her or talked to her yet. ---- She has tawny skin, wavy black hair that reaches below her ears, and dark brown almond eyes. She stands at 3 feet, 7 inches. (109.22cm)

VIVIAN DE LA CRUZ. ♡ ---- Your ex. You still think about them occasionally— you don't date someone for 5 years and forget about them even if you want to. You don't like how things ended, but you don't know if you want to see them again. ---- They have warm golden skin, light blue wavy hair, and downturned brown eyes. They stand at 6ft, 1 inch. (185.42cm) ! Details of the past relationship in their character profile.

Character profiles

Hiro La'ei Medusa Calixte Monroe Halili Vivian de la Cruz

Informational posts

The Cities Belamour Organization

Outside of Tumblr links

Playlists Pinterest Demo/Proof of concept

Extra

My other interactive fiction blog @destined-if My personal account @bunnifly

Important

My banner is by Thomas Dubois This interactive fiction is very loosely inspired by The Hunger Games

Thank you for reading ♡

[destined-if]

Mortala, the word, derives from the Latin adjective "Mortalis." meaning "subject to death." Comparable to the English word "Mortal." meaning the same. —

You live in a rotting world. And that's not a metaphor.

You've known that since you can remember. It's a fact that's been drilled into your mind on repeat.

A rotting world that you must not explore. Stay where you are, stay where you're familiar with, stay where you're comfortable— In The Cinders with your older brother.

The Cinders might not look pretty, but it's not horrible. Steer clear of most streets, keep your head down, don't poke around in other people's business, and you'll be fine. You've learned to navigate pretty well, not to toot your own horn.

Plus, you've got a job, and so does your brother. Not good ones, but ones that can, with a joint salary, keep a crumbling roof over your heads. —

Another thing that's been forced into your mind since you were spoon-fed is to never, ever disobey Belamour.

Belamour is a peaceful organization that was made to keep you safe. To do this, they have strict laws in place, and officers crawl over the cities to make sure you follow them. They are not a government, and they make it very known that they are not.

If you fail to obey, you'll get sent to your city's rehabilitation center! Isn't that nice? Or, on the worse side, you can end up in the Belamour Rehabilitation Center all the way in The Frost.

You and your brother made an agreement when you were very little that you would stick together, and neither of you would break any of the rules for fear of being sent to a rehabilitation center.

. . . An agreement your brother broke.

Now you have to find out how to get him the fuck out of there.

Mortala is a 16+ game due to explicit language, violence, death, anxiety, mention of past emotional abuse (not of MC), messy relationships, and more. A detailed trigger warning list will be listed before every chapter.

Customize the flawed main character, ranging from their gender to their style. (Semi-set personality. Set last name and age.)

Make risky choices that might result in you dying or being injured.

Build relationships between characters, romanceable and not.

Finally wipe The Cinders' ashes off you and explore more than just the burnt city you grew up in.

Go against everything you were taught growing up.

Lie to save your (and your brother's) skin.

These characters are not all romanceable, and you will not meet most of these characters until Chapter Two. Also, it's important to note that not all these characters have plot armor. This does not include sub-romances or all the characters you'll interact with.

FINNLEY ROSE. ✩ ---- Finnley has raised you since you were 5, making him 11 when you started to rely on him. You never really understood the gravity of that until you were in your late teenage years, and that's when you really started to appreciate him. You regret things you've said to him, how you've hurt him— and lately, with his absence, that's all you can think about. ---- His skin is a shade lighter than yours, the same textured hair as yours, and he has brown hooded eyes outlined with eyelashes that make you jealous. He stands at 6 feet, 2 inches. (187.96cm)

HIRO LA'EI. ✩ ---- Hiro has been your best friend since you were in diapers. You know everything about him, and he knows everything about you. You genuinely think he might be one of the sweetest people alive, despite what others might assume, and he jumps at the chance to help you with anything. . . ---- He has tan skin, wavy dark brown hair, and pretty doe-like brown eyes. He stands at 5 feet, 10 inches. (177.8cm) ! Option to have a crush on him— it goes nowhere, though.

MEDUSA CALIXTE. ♡ ---- Medusa. What can you say about Medusa? To put it plainly, she's your best friend's ex-girlfriend. She broke up with him and gave no reason. At the time of their relationship, you thought she was. . . interesting, for lack of a better word, and when she left your best friend, it took a huge toll on him, and from the looks of it, it barely affected her. ---- She has russet brown skin, coiled light brown hair, often shoulder-length and worn in dreads, and upturned hazel eyes. She stands at 5 feet, 2 inches. (157.48cm)

MONROE HALILI. ♡ ---- Your brother's best friend. They're concerned, and not just about their best friend. They're observant, annoyingly so, and can tell how bad his leave has affected you. Obviously, due to their status, they've taken it upon themselves to check on you- wanted or not. ---- They have deep tawny skin, curly black hair with white underneath, and dark brown monolid eyes framed with long, naturally curled eyelashes. He stands at 6 feet tall. (182.88cm) ! Option to have a childhood crush on them. (Three-year age gap.)

LIVIA ALARIE. ✩ ---- Monroe's daughter. From what you heard from your brother, she's incredibly timid- Oh, and she's smiled at him. (He wouldn't shut up about it for a week.) You've never seen her or talked to her yet. ---- She has tawny skin, wavy black hair that reaches below her ears, and dark brown almond eyes. She stands at 3 feet, 7 inches. (109.22cm)

VIVIAN DE LA CRUZ. ♡ ---- Your ex. You still think about them occasionally— you don't date someone for 5 years and forget about them even if you want to. You don't like how things ended, but you don't know if you want to see them again. ---- They have warm golden skin, light blue wavy hair, and downturned brown eyes. They stand at 6ft, 1 inch. (185.42cm) ! Details of the past relationship in their character profile.

Character profiles

Hiro La'ei Medusa Calixte Monroe Halili Vivian de la Cruz

Informational posts

The Cities Belamour Organization

Outside of Tumblr links

Playlists Pinterest Demo/Proof of concept

Extra

My other interactive fiction blog @destined-if My personal account @bunnifly

Important

My banner is by Thomas Dubois This interactive fiction is very loosely inspired by The Hunger Games

Thank you for reading ♡

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guys how the hell do i import files into dashingdon... i've been trying for literally 40 mins??????????

im so sleepy and ive read so many choiceofgames articles telling me how but it literally always says there's a 404 error when i try to playtest it and IDK WHAT TO DO! (im using dropbox if that helps)

i can get a screenshot for anyone who asks but i seriously want help LMAO pls guys i don't understand coding (but I've figured it out Slightly with help of a wiki)

i am on my hands and knees Crying for Help (HELPP!)

also this does NOT mean a demo is coming for this project soon. SORRY

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hiii guys do you wanna see a part of a drabble i wrote that may or may not contain characters of an interactive fiction im working on (might not go through with the idea)....

under the cut smiley face

“Hey, hey,” he murmurs, causing her to pull away– just barely– clumsily tilting forward to push her forehead against his. Tears relentlessly stream down her tawny cheeks, long eyelashes fluttering over almond eyes each time she blinks. “Who do the stars shine for?” He asks, squeezing her frame gently.

There’s a pause where she assesses him, and a blatant vulnerability is plastered all over her face when she warbles her reply out, “Me.” Despite the shakiness tainting her voice, a smile adorns Monroe's features at the answer while his other hand reaches upward, cupping her face.

“That’s right, My Love,” fondness leaks into his voice, thumb gliding over her tear-stained skin, “All for you."

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Monroe's name is HEAVILY subject to change and is gender-selectable (maybe), I just chose he/him for this writing because writing two people using the same pronouns gets a little messy and the little girl's name isn't set in stone at all, so I didn't wanna share it.

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I MISSED IT BUT WE PASSED 4K! HOLY SHIT!

That means it’s giveaway time! Unfortunately I don’t have time to do any custom works BUT I can do a Patreon giveaway again.

So, if you’d like to win a month’s worth of Patreon content (starting in December), reblog this post and I’ll choose four winners!

It’s absolutely crazy that this IF has grown so fast and I’m so grateful for each and every one of you. Thank you all for the art you make, for the conversation, and for just reading my stories 🖤

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it’s my birthday 🤭

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how long has it been since my older brother moved away? a year, or was it just yesterday? i cry until i'm dizzy as the reality of him not being down the hall hits me yet again. does he miss me too? does he miss my laughter? my loudness? do you think he'll notice it's no longer there when i see him again? will i see him again? it's been a year, and when you think of family, i'm not there.

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hey y’all, if you’re looking to do something to support palestinians as the current conflict breaks out, and if you can, please donate to any of the orgs linked here:

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Since MC can't be a Draining or Dark mage, then does that mean they can only choose from the Elemental types + Healing? Also will Draining and Dark mages appear in the story at all?

hi nonnie!! yes, i'm sorry! the other two just wouldn't work for the story, and it'd add too many variables.

one will appear, but i'm not saying which 'cause spoilers!!

thank you for the ask<3

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👀 28 or 30 (whichever you prefer) for min maybeee? 🥺💗

domestic min >>>> anything ever. they need to settle down REAL!!!

It was a pointless argument, realistically, considering you both knew the answer. It was very clearly your shirt. Everything about it screamed you - not to mention the label with your name stitched on it.

"Is that my shirt?" you had asked, quirking a brow whilst looking down on a sitting Min.

They had a thousand different responses in their head, but they all felt far too raw for such a jokey situation. That they took it because it smelt like you: smelt of home, a word they had never really understood until they met you. It was a warmer than a normal shirt, obviously, because you had worn it.

Anything you had worn was better. Anything with you was better.

Including their life.

Instead, they uncross their legs, stretching luxuriously like a cat. Min makes their way over to you, wrapping a sly arm around your waist and placing a pert kiss to the side of your neck. "Unimportant whose it is. I've missed you."

And it is the truth. It's been far too long since they'd last saw you. When two hours feels like two days, half a day is nothing short of torture. They intertwine your fingers with theirs, placing another warm kiss on your knuckles.

"Yeah, it's your shirt," Min eventually confesses after a few seconds. They don't know why - something about your presence makes them feel as though they have to confess. They've never been religious, but the concept of a heaven becomes real when they're by your side. And they'd confess a thousand times over to stay there.

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[looks you in the eyes, pats your knee sympathetically] i don’t care

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i have such a good idea for an if but i know for a fact that if i do commit to it, either destined or the other if are going to be pretty much discarded 😭

its an if where you're the queen/king/ruler but ALSO a single parent (ur spouse died Lol...) but im like UGH!!! does the world need more royalty ifs?? (the answer is yes) (also that's not the full plot but its not fully developed cause its just an idea floating around in my mind)

i just UGH!!! and i had another idea a while ago that im hung up on, but i know that will have me clawing at my scalp if i attempt it sooo im not gonna share that

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wait why are people asking to change their heights?

i think it’s because of the big difference in heights between genders but idk!!!! it’s odd to me like… they’re my characters 😭😭 plus there’s gonna be height differences between gender, mine are just high in contrast because that’s what fit them

i’m okay with feedback on my characters, but they weren’t even asking politely??

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ian/ivy and melody have such a high contrast in height between genders because that's just what i thought would fit! their characters slightly differ depending on the gender, and i felt like the heights i chose were right for them. please stop asking me to change the heights, because i won't. thank you!

+ if you want to send feedback, i’m all for it, just be nice !! chances are, if you’re nice, i’ll listen but you being rude about my choices for my characters isn’t gonna make me wanna listen to you

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ROs heights?

HI!! sorry i took a little to answer!!

(again weird format for now)

Ivy/Ian- Ivy's 5'3, Ian's 5'10.

Isla- She's 5'6.

Melody- F!M is 5'5, and M!M is 5'8.

Elias- He's 6'3.

Casper- He's 6'1.

thank you for the ask!!